Ex-boxing Champ Killed In Georgia

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, New York Times
Sun, 07/26/2009 - 8:50am

Former boxing champion Vernon Forrest was shot and killed during an apparent robbery in Atlanta, police said Sunday.

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